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Los Angeles Dropout Prevention Summit

Summit Location: Central Los Angeles High School #9 Los Angeles, CA

Highlights:

The summit was held at the Central Los Angeles High School with approximately 300 people attending. The following city and school leadership participated in the summit LAUSD School Board member Yolie Aguilar, Superintendent Ramon Cortines, LAUSD Board President, Monica Garcia, President & CEO, Elise Buik, LA United Way. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

The loss of youth talent in Arizona is costing the state billions of dollars. To discuss strategies that help more young people graduate from high school on time and enter the workforce prepared, the “Reclaiming Youth Talent” Phoenix Education Summit convened government, business and community leaders—including representatives from Starbucks and the U.S. Department of Education—on April 10.

Low-income high school students are graduating at a rate 15 percentage points behind their more affluent peers, according to the 2015 Building a Grad Nation report. The growth and spread of concentrated poverty in schools and neighborhoods has enormous consequences for the nation’s most disadvantaged students. One of these consequences is an “opportunity gap,” the large disparity in access to resources, services and experiences for low-income children.